PlayStation officially closes Haven Media acquisition deal, adds Jade Raymond’s studio to first-party roster

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Sony has officially completed the process of acquiring Haven Media, adding Jade Raymond-led studios to PlayStation's first-party roster.

There has been an ongoing acquisition war in recent years, of which Sony has also been a part. Some of the biggest corporations like Microsoft Gaming’s Xbox, Embracer Group, and of course Sony, have been acquiring game development studios big and small to expand their first-party offerings.

In the last couple of years, Sony has acquired multiple studios. From long-time collaborators like BluePoint Games and Housemarque to smaller support studios like Nixxes Software, Valkyrie Entertainment, and Firesprite.

Along with Bungie - the creator of Halo, and Destiny - Sony drastically expanded its list of studios last year. Haven Media is the latest studio to join the publisher as a first-party developer.

While Haven Media doesn’t have any games under its portfolio, having formed last year itself, it does bring a lot of promise for the future. The Montreal, Canada-based studio is led by Jade Raymond, who created multiple well-known franchises during her time at Ubisoft.

She took on a Producer role during the development of the first two Assassin’s Creed titles, which set the precedent for Ubisoft’s flagship franchise. She also took on an Executive Producer role for Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist, and Watch Dogs, as well as a Managing Director role for Assassin’s Creed Unity and Far Cry 4.

After leaving Google’s Stadia Games and Entertainment division in early 2021, she formed Haven Media to create original IPs for PlayStation, following which the studio has been acquired a year later.

PlayStation officially announced the news of the acquisition, and it was completed today. Over time, the studio